Wednesday letters: Some women's march!

Protesters hold signs as they enter Hermann Square at the Houston Women's March in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Photo: Tim Warner, Freelance

Common cause

Regarding "Hundreds of thousands of women across U.S. and world rally against Trump" (Page A1, Sunday), there were about a thousand of us, spread across all ages, at the Mexico City Women's March. Here, the chant that received the overwhelming support was "No Trump. No KKK. No racist USA."

Here, also, the police are experienced and well-equipped to deal with a large crowd; after a while, the transit police adjusted the traffic to flow in two directions on one side of the street esplanade, while some of the crowd was placed into the other. No clash, no tempers, no danger.

Sterling A. Minor, Houston

Proud moment

I attended the Houston Women's March Saturday. I was never more proud to be a Houstonian. Even though the turnout was more than twice the expected number, the crowd was civil and respectful. The police officers there were very professional, and some were even quietly thanking us for standing up for them.

State and federal government leaders should take notice! Women's issues are human issues based on love and inclusiveness.

Susan Jackson, Houston

Mobilized

Regarding "Across Texas, marchers 'just can't be silent anymore'" (Page A3, Sunday), Columnist Lisa Falkenberg pictures the Women's March on Washington as important and says that these protesters' fears are "real." If so, the march backfired.

Falkenberg neglected to say that many millions of Americans see these demonstrators as marginal malcontents whose attitudes are destructive.

The most coherent message from speakers was that supporters of President Trump were not America and these demonstrators were. This message distracted from the issues that most Americans care about, such as the falling labor participation rates, ballooning number of food stamps recipients, increasing poverty, greater racial division, disturbing murder rates, stagnant wages and the weakness of America internationally.

Rather than persuading voters, the march is likely to mobilize voters against its purposes.

David Crump, Houston

Human dignity

On Saturday I was proud to be an American. Millions of people across the globe spoke out for human dignity. At first right after the election, I said let's give Donald Trump a chance but that was short-lived.

At the CIA he lied about the size of his crowd and then sent his mouthpiece, White House spokesman Sean Spicer, to double-down and even chastise the press for reporting the factual news. Give us a break!

Bill Philbin, Houston

Freedom

Thank you to the protesters who peacefully voiced their opinions and the media for doing its constitutional duty of reporting it. There are many countries around the world where citizens are not allowed to protest and the media can only report what the dictatorial regime allows.

We are blessed to live in a country where diversity and freedom exist.